It was the tennis match heard round the world. John Isner's 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-3), 70-68 defeat of Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in the first round at Wimbledon last year spanned three days, lasted more than 11 hours and dwarfed every tennis record of duration.

CNBC reporter Rick Santelli, who became an instant online star when he criticized the mortgage bailout plan for "promoting bad behavior," ran afoul of Jon Stewart when he backed out of his planned Daily Show interview on Wednesday.